The Hunter's dams have lost 53 billion litres of water, which Chichester at its lowest level in a decade | poll

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Updated January 25 2017 - 7:55am, first published 1:00am
GOING DOWN: Chichester Dam's level is down a third on the same time last year and is now at its lowest January mark in a decade.  The dams have lost 53 billion litres since January 2016, equal to 23,000 Olympic swimming pools.
GOING DOWN: Chichester Dam's level is down a third on the same time last year and is now at its lowest January mark in a decade. The dams have lost 53 billion litres since January 2016, equal to 23,000 Olympic swimming pools.

THE Hunter’s hot dry summer is taking its toll on the region’s water supplies.

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